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Compound reflexive pronoun with emphasizer
Example 2-225:
A koti
ensrefi
nanga wan nefi.
A
3sg
koti
cut
ensrefi
himself
nanga
with
wan
a
nefi.
knife
He cut himself with a knife.
Source:
Nickel and Wilner 1984
: 47
Example 2-226:
A ten di a kisi
en srefi
taki a ben musu gwe nanga a kromanti.
A
the
ten
time
di
when
a
3sg
kisi
catch
en
him
srefi
self
taki
comp
a
3sg
ben
pst
musu
must
gwe
go.away
nanga
with
a
the
kromanti.
spirit.
When he realized that, he had to go away with the spirit.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sranan
by
Donald Winford
and
Ingo Plag
cite
Language:
Sranan
Feature:
Reflexive constructions
Source:
Nickel and Wilner 1984
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